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Without revealing revealing classified information that they did not want to reveal. that, in fact, there could have been very damning evidence there. but the process of prosecution would have ended up revealing too many secrets. >> well, you know, ronald reagan presented the convention against torture to the senate for r ratification in 1998. in it, he said theres no justification whatsoever for torture and the cigsignatories e an obligation to either prosecute to those engaged in torture or se...

This is another area where the president needs to show some leadership and live up to the commitments that weve made. given the choice between ronald reagan and dick cheney, i would side with ronald reagan on this. it torture answer abhorrent process that an american needs to lead the way and live up to our obligations. >> lets listen 20 director brennan on another question of the day. exactly what did they use to peace together the trail to find bin laden. >> it is our considered view that the ...

The u.s. government to other countries. and this included getting certain assurances from other countries about how these individuals will be treated when theyre detained. it also provides glooirnds for u.s. personnel to conduct oversight and ensure these other countries are living up to the commitments they made in terms of the detention and treatment of these individuals. so this is just one example, and again, this is the result of a task force that the president created on his second day in ...

This is a significant development. on one hand, the obama administration is trying to say dont read too much into this. this is not in response to the terrorist attacks. theyre trying to say that the additional troops are being added because were having trouble getting commitments from some other coalition nations which in and of itself is a problem. but when i look at this, im wondering is this the beginning of significant rethinking of obama policy on afghanistan and the withdrawal timetable? ...

In this pick and in the way forward for the fight against isis and so many compelling challenges that will face this department of defense secretary. thank you very much, chairman mckeon, good to see you as always. >> good to see you, thank you. eric: remains to be seen if ash carter will be given as the congressman said the ability to do that job because he will take a office at a time when u.s. forces are really busy overseas. lets look at the numbers. right now some 30,000 troops are statione...

The budget, taxes, that is what i am thinking about right now and potential christmas presents for my friends. bill: we are too. i know you talk about the economy and the way it has worked over the past several years. youre also under siege for expanding under obamacare. for some of your republican colleagues as well. if you are in that race, how will you defend yourself on that front? >> im not much into defending myself, i am into telling people how i feel about things. what we have been able ...

To accomplish. what do we hope happens if we goes to mars. im not being cynical. whats the win. >> the win is eventually we can send you up there. >> turning to whats happening on capitol hill, senator ted cruz joined house conservatives like michele back man and steve king to putting off the government shutdown. >> just about every republican candidate in the country campaigned saying if you elect us we will stop president obamas amnesty. what im here urging my fellow republicans to do is very,...

Used excessive deadly force used excessive force generally. chemical sprays, tasers, fists. whether it was unnecessarily forceful with mentally ill people and whether the tactics by the police were too aggressive putting them in dangerous situations that could do nothing but escalate into these kinds of situations. so, what often happens in these cases, andrea, when the justice department is, this is unlike an individual officer. this is against an entire police department where the city and the...

Carter confirmed quickly, the first thing he has to do is make the case to president obama and to congress to eliminate sequestration. sequestration across-the-board cuts has had a pretty devastating impact upon the military and its capability and readiness. i would start there by saying, lets get strong, again, to make sure were going to make these kind of commitments overseas we have the capacity to carry them out. i would make sure that he goes to the hill and really presents the case for bip...

A domestic violence case. we have a process that goes through internal affairs. and one thing that was said earlier, not to jump away from the question, truly community policing is about getting out in the community. i think the governor might have mentioned this. you have to get to know the constituents and the community activists. the one thing i can say in boston is whats happened weve had about 20 years of community policing. not saying we dont have our own issues but in the way ferguson was...